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Lunes Aperitivo

Difford’s Guide
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Blanco tequila
2⁄3 fl oz Americano bianco
1⁄6 fl oz Gentian liqueur Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Avèze, Salers)

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and skewered olive.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon and lime zest twists over cocktail and discard.
  2. Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Lunes Aperitivo contains 150 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 25.09% alc./vol. (50.17° proof)
  • 17.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Created in June 2020 by yours truly and inspired by Jeremy Oertel's Cloud 9 cocktail .

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Review

On the dry side of bittersweet. As the name suggests this is intended to be drunk as the first aperitivo of the week, preferably accompanied by olives.

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Comments & Discussion

Will Moss
Excellent cocktail - really appreciated the dry/earthy/bittersweetness. Had to have two.
score: 0
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
Coming back to this excellent cocktail, for the gentiane liqueur we went with Infusi Dall'Eremo Ghentiane. It's a 'bigger' (30% ABV) gentiane than others and stands up very nicely alongside a tequila/mezcal split of the base spirit.
score: 2
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Already five stars and a heart for me as written. After seeing the Sedgleys' take on this, made it two to one tequila/mezcal. Marvelous!
score: 2
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
Yes, we've subsequently settled on the same ratio as yours for the tequila/mezcal split. Marvelous, as you say.
score: 2
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
We think that our good and gentle host has an intuitive affinity for Martini style drinks. And here again he nails the balance. Having enjoyed this cocktail very much, we decided to go uber sumptuous with it, rinsing our Nick and Nora glasses with Kalamata olive brine, using Sirene Aperitivo Americano Bianco and substituting Del Maguey Crema de Mezcal for the Tequila. For us it's a bomb.
score: 1
Miguel Perales Premium Member
Just bought my first bottle of Gentian liqueur and was looking for a cocktail to try it. This one was fairly light cocktail with the Tequila actually being forward and a light "earthiness" of the Gentian mid palate. Really enjoyed it.
score: 2
Doug Charnock Premium Member
Yum. Straightforward three ingredient cocktail that would also work on martes, miércoles, or on most any other día. Just the right balance of booze, sweet, bitter and complejidad. Definitely going in the Favorites.
score: 2

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Makes a minimum of 8 cocktails.
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